Relapse Records is proud to offer our annual FREE label sampler highlighting another year of incredible music from our eclectic roster, featuring the best dark and heavy music from around the world. With genres ranging from death metal, black metal, doom, sludge, and grindcore to hard rock, electronic, synth, industrial, experimental, and more, the sampler features over 20 tracks from staple artists such as TORCHE and INTER ARMA, to sonic innovators FULL OF HELL, CEREMONY, and GATECREEPER, new Relapse signees MONOLORD, CANDY, and many more!<  

Venerated black metal specialists DARK FORTRESS return with a new album, Spectres from the Old World. After a six-year gap, Germany’s darkest sons continue where Venereal Dawn (2014) left off conceptually-the birth-death lifecycle of the universe as told by spacetime-but are expanding DARK FORTRESS’ musical horizons by descending faster and with spiteful intent into the cosmic abyss. Indeed, Spectres from the Old World is more direct, more aggressive than its predecessors.  

Since the release of their Napalm Records debut, “Constellation of the Black Light,” Finnish metallers WOLFHEART have been going non-stop. The band has taken part in countless tours across the world, in addition to working on a new album. March 2020 will see the band returning to North America again as part of the “Devastation on the Nation” tour, featuring Rotting Christ, Borknagar, Abigail Williams and Imperial Triumphant.  

‘Hello, You Bastards: Live In Reno’ is STONE SOUR’s first official live album and features 16 of the band’s most loved tracks, including Absolute Zero, Through Glass and Song 3 recorded live in October of 2018. The album will be available on CD, digitally, and as a numbered 180gram double vinyl package, limited to just 2500 copies, which also includes a poster, backstage pass, guitar pick, autographed setlist, and a download card.  

Winter is coming, which means the newest line of Game Of Thrones collectibles created by McFarlane Toys are now available at mass and specialty retailers. These striking renditions of The Game of Throne dragons and figure are available just in time to celebrate the release of HBO’s hit series Season 8, now available on DVD. The night no longer has to be dark and full of terrors with this dynamic duo!  

Earlier this year, Jonathan Hickman revitalized the X-Men franchise in HOUSE OF X and POWERS OF X, ushering in a new age of stories for mutantkind. Dawn of X kept the momentum going with six exciting launches, each exploring the X-Men’s new status quo in distinct ways, and this March, this bold era continues with the most unexpected lineup ever seen in an X-Men title… Introducing the new HELLIONS!  

Blackened death grind unit IMMORTAL BIRD will kick off their anticipated North American headlining tour this weekend. The two-week journey begins December 7th in Dayton, Ohio and will come to a close December 20th in their home city of Chicago, Illinois. See all confirmed dates below.  

Washington, DC metalcore pioneers DARKEST HOUR begin their co-headlining West Coast tour with Unearth today. The festivities commence tonight in Seattle, with shows in Portland, Orangevale, Los Angeles, San Diego, Scottsdale, Las Vegas, Grand Junction, and Denver through December 15th.  

Just in time for the holiday season and most importantly, Christmas carolling season, L.A. Guns have released a brand new digital EP, “Another Xmas In Hell”.  

Savannah, GA swamp rockers BLACK TUSK will be kicking off the new year with a headlining U.S. tour, in which they will be supported by ALL HELL. The trek will start on January 7 in Athens, GA and will conclude on January 17 in Tampa, FL. The full run of dates can be found below:  

4Digital Media has released the official trailer and poster for the Sci-Fi thriller, DARK ENCOUNTER. DARK ENCOUNTER Arrives On VOD And Digital HD On Leading Digital Platforms And DVD On January 7, 2020  

Through its history, the Marvel Universe has seen magic rise and fall to warp minds, control the future, and even destroy the very fabric of reality. Now, magic has changed and is more powerful – and dangerous – than ever, and Doctor Strange is forced to do what he’s avoided for decades: he’s opened a school for young sorcerers…but as they will soon learn, magic always comes at a cost. Welcome to STRANGE ACADEMY!